Meßstetten () is a town in the

Zollernalbkreis The Zollernalbkreis () is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The district is located in the Swabian Alb, and contains the second highest elevation of this range, the high '' Oberhohenberg''. In the south-e ...

district, in

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, which is situated in the

Swabian Jura The Swabian Jura ( , more rarely ), sometimes also named Swabian Alps in English, is a mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending from southwest to northeast and in width. It is named after the region of Swabia. It is part of th ...

, 24 km southeast of

Balingen Balingen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Balenga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the districts of Germany, district of Zollernalbkreis. It is located near the Swabian Jura, approx. 35 km to the south of Tübingen, 35&nb ...

. At an altitude of , Meßstetten is the highest city (of more than 10,000 inhabitants) in Germany. It is close to the

Heuberg Training Area The Truppenübungsplatz Heuberg is a training ground of the Bundeswehr in the districts of Sigmaringen and Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg. Since the establishment of the Wilhelminism, Wilhelmine Empire it has always been a reflection of Germ ...

with the Lager Heuberg. Within the Heuberg Training Area there is the legendary ''Dreibannmarke'', also called the "Bahn", a 17th-century border, which today marks the border between three different municipalities, formerly in the three states of Württemberg, Baden, and Hohenzollern. The meadow at the Dreibannmarke served as a stopping place for traveling merchants, wagons and craftsmen. With care it is possible to identify traces of the border. After the inauguration of the firing ranges, a meadow in Meßstetten was allocated as a camping site at the edge of the restricted area. Until 1835 merchandise was smuggled over the customs borders guarded by local hunters. Coffee smuggler Haux had was killed on 21 July 1831 in Pfaffental. Between 1934 and 1942, many men were sterilized because of "hereditary diseases". Under the program known as ''

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'', the Nazis murdered mentally handicapped and mentally ill patients. These men and women were deported to the

Grafeneck Killing Facility The Grafeneck Euthanasia Centre () housed in Grafeneck Castle was one of Nazi Germany's killing centres as part of their forced euthanasia programme. Today, it is a memorial site dedicated to the victims of the state-authorised programme also ...

, where they were killed as "

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". After the closure of Grafeneck in December 1940, a further deportation to the

Hadamar Killing Facility The Hadamar killing centre () was a killing facility involved in the Nazi involuntary euthanasia programme known as ''Aktion T4''. It was housed within a psychiatric hospital located in the German town of Hadamar, near Limburg in Hessen. Begin ...

occurred on 1941. After war a new city called Ostlandsiedlung was built.Lena Müssigmann:
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.'' Berlin, 22. September 2014.

Economy and Infrastructure

The local economy mixes agriculture with services and small-scale industry. Most of the textiles industry (among them Göla, Sauter, branches and many Löhnnähereien) is gone today, Most of Meßstetten today has a residential character with many citizens working in the highly industrial areas near the railway of

Albstadt Albstadt () is the largest city in the district of Zollernalbkreis in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Swabian Jura mountains, about halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. Geography Albstadt is spread across a variety of ...

or in

. Only in Tieringen is an industrial area. A blacksmith developed to an industrial character, also a textile firm.

Geography

Location

Meßstetten lies in the

on the Heuberg mountain at an elevation of 737 to 988 metres. Lying within the borough of Meßstetten, (917 m) Heinstetten is the highest village in the Swabian Alb. Measured by the elevation of the parish churches, the town is higher than

Furtwangen im Schwarzwald Furtwangen im Schwarzwald (; Low Alemannic: ''Furtwange im Schwarzwald'') is a small city located in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany. Together with Villingen-Schwenningen, Furtwangen is part of the district (German: Kreis) of Sch ...

, which claims to be the "highest town in Baden-Württemberg". Meßstetten is content with the statement, "one of the highest cities in the Federal Republic of Germany".

Administrative structure

The formerly independent municipalities of Hartheim, Heinstetten, Hossingen, Oberdigisheim,

Tieringen Tieringen is a district of the town of Meßstetten in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2010 Tieringen had a population of 1069. Tieringen is a capital of textile production. Urtica dioica L. convar. fibra is gro ...

and Unterdigisheim and Meßstetten itself were merged to form the municipal subdivisions of the town. The urban centre of Meßstetten and 19 other villages, hamlets, farms and (individual) houses are divided among the seven districts. The former military base of Bueloch for example has a primary school, gym, kindergarten and a church house, As such the former quartering patch, however, is not an official district, but only one of the city's 18 residential areas. With the exception of the district of Meßstetten, all six other districts have the status of ''Ortschaften'' ("civil parishes") within the meaning of the Baden-Württemberg ''Gemeindeordnung'' each with their own local council (''Ortschaftsrat'') and council chair (''Ortsvorsteher'') as its chairman. With the town borough there are several abandoned, now non-existent, villages. In the east of the district of Hossingen was the Riedhof, built around 1800 and demolished in 1918. In the district of Meßstetten there was a

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with a farmyard in the military training area on the Schlossberg. In the

military training area A military training area, training area (Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom) or training centre (Canada) is land set aside specifically to enable military forces to train and exercise for combat. Training areas are usually out of bounds ...

there is an historical storage area for travelling traders, carters and craftsmen at the ''Dreibannmarke''. With finesse it was possible to profit from the customs borders that existed until 1835. After the firing range was established, a meadow on the edge of the restricted area was allocated as a storage area until the

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. The plot of land named in 1600 '' Freithof'' and the Kirchlesfels witness to an abandoned village, as does Immishofen, a farm in the Eichhalde, which presumably existed until the 15th century and is documented as a field name in 1496. In the Oberdigisheim district are the deserted villages of Ägelkofen and the hamlet of Geyerbad (Schwefelbad). Ägelkofen was named in 1253 and ceased to exist in the 14th century. North of Wolfenhof in the Unterdigisheim district, there was Beuren, mentioned in 1654 as ''Beyrental''. Unterdigisheim is located southwest of Meßstetten and has about 650 inhabitants.

Protected areas

There is a total of five

nature reserves A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geolog ...

in the borough of Meßstetten. The nature reserve of Heimberg lies on a slope above Unterdigisheim, the Scheibhalden reserve is east of Oberdigisheim. In the far north of Tieringen lie the Hülenbuchwiesen and immediately adjacent to it the nature reserve of Untereck. The nature reserve of Stromelsberg-Hessenbühl is also in the Tieringen parish, but to the west. Almost the entire area of the borough is part of the

protected landscape IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The enlisting of such areas is part ...

of the Großer Heuberg. Only the populated areas, nature reserves and the military training area are excluded from this. Meßstetten shares two

Special Areas of Conservation A special area of conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and ap ...

: the Eastern Großer Heuberg and Heuberg Military Training Area. The town also shares the

bird reserve A bird reserve (also called ornithological reserve) is a wildlife refuge designed to protect bird species. Like other wildlife refuges, the main goal of a reserve is to prevent species from becoming endangered or extinct. Typically, bird species in ...

of the

Southwestern Jura and Upper Danube Valley The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A ''compass rose'' is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each ...

. The entire borough minus the area of the military training area also belongs to the

Upper Danube Nature Park The Upper Danube Nature Park (German: ''Naturpark Obere Donau''), founded in 1980, is located in the south of Baden-Württemberg in Germany and encloses primarily the districts of Tuttlingen and Sigmaringen. It encompassed initially 860 k ...

History

Prehistory

The area of today's Meßstetten was already settled in the

Neolithic The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Ancient Greek, Greek 'new' and 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BCE to c. 2,000 BCE). It saw the Neolithic Revo ...

era. There are finds from the ''hohlen Fels'' ("hollow rock" in the Heuberg Training Area. The reason for this could be the very old trade route, the ''Bschorner Weg'' ("Bschorn Road"), which led from the

Schmiecha Schmiecha (in its lower course: ''Schmeie'') is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It runs from the Raichberg through the town of Albstadt and through a valley of the Swabian Jura. It flows into the Danube near Inzigkofen. See also * List ...

valley via

Meßstetten Castle Meßstetten () is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which is situated in the Swabian Jura, 24 km southeast of Balingen. At an altitude of , Meßstetten is the highest city (of more than 10,000 inhabitan ...

into the

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valley. The earliest of the established settlements was on the Lochen and dates from the 9th century BC, when

Celts The Celts ( , see Names of the Celts#Pronunciation, pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples ( ) were a collection of Indo-European languages, Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient Indo-European people, reached the apoge ...

increasingly populated the Swabian Jura. Celtic

burial mounds A tumulus (: tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, mounds, howes, or in Siberia and Central Asia as ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. ...

have been excavated on the terrain of Weichenwang, Wangen, Frankenreis and Hofen.

Ancient history

As a result of the Roman conquests in the south of today's Germany, which began in 15 BC, the Celts were subjugated by the

Romans Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...

.Inventory E258 VI Bü 689
of the B-W State Archives Several finds are documented from this period, including the Celtic Gräbelesberg Castle and road structures. Meßstetten was part of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Roman people, Romans conquered most of this during the Roman Republic, Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of ...

in the hinterland of the

Alb Limes The Alb Limes () is a Roman frontier fortification or '' limes'' of the late 1st century AD in the Swabian Jura, also known as the Swabian Alb. The Alb Limes runs for just under 135 kilometres from Rottweil (Latin: '' Arae Flaviae'') in the southw ...

protected by Lautlingen Castle. In the area of the town of Meßstetten, pastor Alfred Ludwig Oetinger (from 1856 to 1868 pastor in Meßstetten and Hossingen) initially had extensive excavations carried out on his own account and later on behalf of the State Collection of Patriotic Antiquities. The extensive finds of grave goods indicate an early settlement of the region by the

. According to this, there was a settlement of wooden houses that were terraced on the rocks. Such a settlement could have been near Schreifels. Also the

Heuneburg The Heuneburg is a prehistoric Celtic hillfort by the river Danube in Hundersingen near Herbertingen, between Ulm and Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, in the south of Germany, close to the modern borders with Switzerland and Austria. It is consid ...

and a source in Egesheim provide rich finds. A Hunnish metal mirror was made from an unusual metal alloy (59%

copper Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orang ...

, 40%

tin Tin is a chemical element; it has symbol Sn () and atomic number 50. A silvery-colored metal, tin is soft enough to be cut with little force, and a bar of tin can be bent by hand with little effort. When bent, a bar of tin makes a sound, the ...

, 1%

lead Lead () is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol Pb (from Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a Heavy metal (elements), heavy metal that is density, denser than most common materials. Lead is Mohs scale, soft and Ductility, malleabl ...

). Corresponding workshops have been found on the Gräbelesberg and the Meßstetter Talbach in Lautlingen.

Middle Ages

Meßstetten was first mentioned in AD 854 in a deed of gift from a high Franconian nobleman named Adelhard. Meßstetten was a transit area and settlement area for Celts and Romans, until the

Alamanni The Alemanni or Alamanni were a confederation of Germanic tribes * * * on the Upper Rhine River during the first millennium. First mentioned by Cassius Dio in the context of the campaign of Roman emperor Caracalla of 213 CE, the Alemanni c ...

invaded the area after 260. The suffix "-stetten" indicates an Alemannic settlement. The "stetten" places on the Heuberg - such as Meßstetten, Heinstetten,

Stetten am kalten Markt Stetten am kalten Markt (Stetten a.k.M.) is a municipality in the Sigmaringen district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Towns The towns of Nusplingen, Frohnstetten, Storzingen and Glashütte are part of Stetten am kalten Markt. History The area ...

and Frohnstetten - were probably founded from

Ebingen Ebingen is a town in the large district of Albstadt, district Zollernalbkreis, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the river Schmiecha, a left-hand tributary of the Danube, south of Tübingen and west of Ulm. History ...

as shepherds' settlements in the 4th century. In the centre of Meßstetten, local pastor Oetinger investigated three Alemanni cemeteries between 1864 and 1867. In the early Middle Ages, Meßstetten belonged to the Scherragau, the name Scherra meaning rock. In the 12th century most of it was owned by the Counts of Hohenberg, who were also local lords of Meßstetten and some of today's districts. The gentlemen of Meßstetten were a noble ''Dienstmannen'' family and had their seat in a castle. There used to be several castles and tower houses in Meßstetten. Four larger castle sites are located on the historic Bschorner Weg into the Danube Valley in the restricted area: these are the castles of

Meßstetten Meßstetten () is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which is situated in the Swabian Jura, 24 km southeast of Balingen. At an altitude of , Meßstetten is the highest city (of more than 10,000 inhabitan ...

, Oberdigisheim,

and on the mountain path in the direction of Unterdigisheim, Hossingen. The current district of Unterdigisheim was part of the Lordship of Werenwag, which also belonged to the County of Hohenberg. Just like the lords of Hohenstetten (Heinstetten), the lords of Meßstetten emigrated to Ebingen in the 13th century to form a military upper class in the young town. Their coat of arms, a silver cup on a red background, is now the coat of arms of Meßstetten. It was adopyted in 1376 by the Ebingen ''Schultheiß'' John of Meßstetten. From an ecclesiastical point of view, the Heuberg belonged to the St. Martin's parish in Ebingen and to the cemetery church in Nusplingen until Meßstetten received a church.Bestand Ho156 Nr18
at Landesarchiv-BW.de St. Lambert's Church was first mentioned in 1275. In 1360, the Tierbergs instituted a ''Jahrzeit'' in the church of St. Lambert at Meßstetten, in whose

crypt A crypt (from Greek κρύπτη (kryptē) ''wikt:crypta#Latin, crypta'' "Burial vault (tomb), vault") is a stone chamber beneath the floor of a church or other building. It typically contains coffins, Sarcophagus, sarcophagi, or Relic, religiou ...

a number of Tierbergs are buried. In the 14th century, three more altars, each with a chaplain, were donated. The parish was also endowed with the patronage rights of Meßstetten and Frohnstetten and formed a small

collegiate church In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons, a non-monastic or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, headed by a dignitary bearing ...

with its four clergy in 1354. George of Werenwag ceded the tithe in Meßstetten to

Beuron Abbey Beuron Archabbey (in German Erzabtei Beuron, otherwise Erzabtei St. Martin; in Latin ''Archiabbatia Sancti Martini Beuronensis''; Swabian: ''Erzabtei Beira'') is a major house of the Benedictine Order located at Beuron in the upper Danube valley ...

on 14 October 1477. In 1557, separate churches were built in the Nusplingen parish villages of Hartheim and Unterdigisheim. Around 1300, Count Frederick of Zollern owned land and serfs in Meßstetten. Count Henry of Hohenberg sold the village to Henry of Tierberg in 1347, who acquired Hossingen at the same time. Together with Tieringen, which he had also bought from Hohenberg in 1345, and his possession of other places he was able to form his own lordship in Meßstetten. In 1370, the Barony of Meßstetten was transferred to the Wildentierberger line.

Mining

In former times iron ore was mined on the Heuberg. Fidel Eppler was the name of the mine inspector. The buttress wood was bought in Truchtelfingen and used by Lautlingen miners at the Hörnle area. In Oberdigisheim Geppert in 1738 SHW-Ludwigsthal produced iron ore. From an old 3.5 km mine in an

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iron Iron is a chemical element; it has symbol Fe () and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's o ...

ore Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically including metals, concentrated above background levels, and that is economically viable to mine and process. The grade of ore refers to the concentration ...

seam (Doggererzflöz) in Weilheim is wood in the Tuttlinger Fruchtkasten.Fruchtkasten:
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Tuttlingen Tuttlingen (; Alemannic: ''Duttlinga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, capital of the district Tuttlingen. Nendingen, ''Möhringen'' and ''Eßlingen'' are three former municipalities that belong to Tuttlingen. Tuttlingen is located in Swabia ...

by the Schwäbische Hüttenwerke in Ludwigstal, which produces now iron brakes. In Meßstetten-Michelfeld sand was found in an old arm of

. Christian Kiesinger (1876-1969) father of

Kurt Georg Kiesinger Kurt Georg Kiesinger (; 6 April 1904 – 9 March 1988) was a German politician who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1 December 1966 to 21 October 1969. Before he became Chancellor he served as Minister-President of Baden-Württembe ...

had a factory.

Ooid Ooids (, ) are small (commonly ≤2 mm in diameter), spheroidal, "coated" (layered) sedimentary grains, usually composed of calcium carbonate, but sometimes made up of iron- or phosphate-based minerals. Ooids usually form on the sea floo ...

(Bohnerz aus Eisenroggenstein) was found. After the

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the mining was stopped. Jet work (to make black jewellery which was very fashionable), was called Beinschnitzen.

Smuggling until 1835

Smuggling across the border (

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Province of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern, two other histo ...

Baden Baden (; ) is a historical territory in southern Germany. In earlier times it was considered to be on both sides of the Upper Rhine, but since the Napoleonic Wars, it has been considered only East of the Rhine. History The margraves of Ba ...

Province of Hohenzollern The Province of Hohenzollern (, ''Hohenzollern Lands'') was a district of Prussia from 1850 to 1946. It was located in Swabia, the region of southern Germany that was the ancestral home of the House of Hohenzollern, to which the kings of Prussia ...

) in Meßstetten to, from Meßsteten- Heinstetten, Straßberg. 30,000 Bibles (Martin Luther) to

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: Hans Ungnad von Weißenwolff, Freiherr von Sonneck, Hans III (1493–1564), famous Bible printer and smuggler in

Bad Urach Bad Urach () is a town in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 14 km east of Reutlingen, at the foot of the Swabian Jura (or Swabian Alps), and is known for its spa and therapeutic bath. Neighbouring comm ...

Smuggler, translator and Slovene refugee Protestant preacher

Primož Trubar Primož Trubar or Primus Truber () (1508 – 28 June 1586) was a Slovene Protestant Reformer of the Lutheran tradition, mostly known as the author of the first Slovene language printed book, the founder and the first superintendent of the Prot ...

, who published the first books in Slovene and is regarded as the key consolidator of the Slovene identity, lived in Tübingen Derendingen. The smuggler was called Schwärzer in the local dialect due to the black camouflage color on his face.

Religion

The following religions are present in Meßstetten: *

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* Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg in the former

* Evangelische Landeskirche in Baden in the former

, parish in

* Friedenskirche,

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parish in

* Versammlung of the Brüderbewegung,

John Nelson Darby John Nelson Darby (18 November 1800 – 29 April 1882) was an Anglo-Irish Bible teacher, one of the influential figures among the original Plymouth Brethren and the founder of the Exclusive Brethren. He is considered to be the father of modern ...

* Gemeinschaftsstunde Süddeutsche Gemeinschaft,

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, Evangelischer Gnadauer Gemeinschaftsverband * Russian Orthodox Church guest service in Lamprechtskirche Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg On 11 May 1525 the priest of (Meßstetten-Ober) Digisheim blessed the army in the

German Peasants' War The German Peasants' War, Great Peasants' War or Great Peasants' Revolt () was a widespread popular revolt in some German-speaking areas in Central Europe from 1524 to 1525. It was Europe's largest and most widespread popular uprising befor ...

Culture and sights

Food and drink

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staple food A staple food, food staple, or simply staple, is a food that is eaten often and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet for an individual or a population group, supplying a large fraction of energy needs an ...

stuff, of the old Meßstetten. It is made of a specially roasted

flour Flour is a powder made by Mill (grinding), grinding raw grains, List of root vegetables, roots, beans, Nut (fruit), nuts, or seeds. Flours are used to make many different foods. Cereal flour, particularly wheat flour, is the main ingredie ...

called ''Musmehl''. Roggensuppe (breakfast) is made of rye flour. * Alb-Leisa, traditional lentil varieties of this region. * Most traditional production of

perry Perry or pear cider is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally in England (particularly Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire), parts of South Wales, France (especially Normandy and Anjou), Canada, Austral ...

. *Dubaknudeln, sweet bread.

Shrove Thursday

On this day the townhall is in the hands of the Fasnetsnarren.:
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'', 23 February 2017. In Meßstetten the

carnival Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Carnival typi ...

play:
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'', 27. Februar 2017.:
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'', 27 January 2018. "Müllers Schuh im Mehlkasten" is historical. The

was criticized in the construction phase. "Funkenfeuer/Spark-Fire" is historical. In 2018 the ladies of the Royal Harem and Scheich Schrofti criticized the Police School in the construction phase.:
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'', 8. February 2018. :
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'', 8 December 2017. An old historical " freier Markt" is in the near

Oberndorf am Neckar Oberndorf am Neckar (; Swabian: ''Oberndorf am Näggô'') is a town in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Neckar, north of Rottweil. It historically was and currently is a major center of th ...

, also in

Rottweil Rottweil (; Alemannic: ''Rautweil'') is a town in southwest Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Rottweil was a free imperial city for nearly 600 years. Located between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alps, Rottweil has over 25,000 ...

. During

Fasnet The Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht, Fasnacht (in Switzerland) or Fasnat/Faschnat (in Vorarlberg) is the pre-Lenten carnival of Alemannic folklore in Switzerland, southern Germany, Alsace and Vorarlberg. Etymology Popular etymology often links ' ...

the famous Fasnet-Küchle are made. Persons come with "Affagsichter" and "Schnitzbuckel" In 2017 was a big event in Hartheim. All roads were closed for over five hours.:
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'' In: ''

'', 20. Februar 2017. Sitting Bull (Mayor Frank Schroft) had big problems to put in the faucet to get the first beer :
Fasnet2
'' In: ''

'', 20 February 2017. In 2020 the assault gun fell out because of a barrel burst.

Sport

Mountains

The mountain range is protected as

, and is a popular tourist destination, especially for hiking, camping, mountaineering, horse back riding, mountain biking, skiing and snowboarding. The

Schwäbischer Albverein The Schwäbischer Albverein e. V (Swabian Jura Association) (SAV) is one of the oldest hiking clubs in Germany. Based in Stuttgart, the society was founded on August 13, 1888 in Plochingen, Baden-Württemberg. Its territory extends far beyond the ...

and the

Naturschutzbund Deutschland The Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. ("The Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union") or is a German non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to conservation at home and abroad, including the protection of rivers, forests and ind ...

Alb Guides made many tours.

Hiking A hike is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century. Long hikes as part of a religious pilgrimage have existed for a much longer time. "Hi ...

The Schwäbische-Alb-Nordrand-Weg is a long distance way. The most famous is the Hossinger Leiter. It is an old way to the

Tübingen–Sigmaringen railway The Tübingen Hbf–Sigmaringen railway (also known in German as the Zollernalbbahn—Zollernalb Railway) is a main line railway in the German State of Baden-Württemberg. It runs from Tübingen to Sigmaringen. It is consistently single track an ...

from Hossingen and Oberdigisheim.

Fitness Course

On the Blumersberg ''Sport- und Freizeitgelände Blumersberg''Schwarzwälder Bote
Viel mehr als nur ein Kinderspielplatz
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Dirt Park

Only for

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without engine drive mechanisms. Hill on the Blumersberg ''Sport- und Freizeitgelände Blumersberg'' no taxes.

Downhill

=
Tieringen Tieringen is a district of the town of Meßstetten in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2010 Tieringen had a population of 1069. Tieringen is a capital of textile production. Urtica dioica L. convar. fibra is gro ...
-
Balingen Balingen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Balenga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, capital of the districts of Germany, district of Zollernalbkreis. It is located near the Swabian Jura, approx. 35 km to the south of Tübingen, 35&nb ...

= legal trail, no taxes, for mountainbike from Meßstetten-

down the

Albtrauf The term Albtrauf (Alp escarpment) refers to the northwest facing escarpment of the Swabian Alps, situated in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. It is the most distinctive stepped slope within the alpine region of the South German Scarplands, leadin ...

-Weilstetten Lochenpass 4,7 km car road -bike trail shorten the hairpin bend down to 1,9 km by downhill single trail.

(Danube) tour guides

* Historic backdrop as an event location. Door to door saleswoman (Hausierin), Schwärzerin and Schlimmeres. Father: smuggling iron ore Tuttlingen (Eisenschmelze Ludwigstal). * Hiking with the Ortsgruppe Hossingen of the

Startingpoint: Sportheim Eichhalde, Schelmenwasenstraße 11, 72469 Meßstetten. Bibles of Martin Luther payed with cows way

smuggler cave Meßstetten border to

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Smuggler used caves in Meßstetten and Hossingen.:
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'', 8. September 2017. Bibles of Martin Luther, coffee, corn and steel was smuggled. In 1831 the smuggler Haux was shot dead on the path. In the book Via

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a murder is on the secret path to the smuggler cave (), today a hiking way.

Graves

* WW2 Graves

''Heimatlied''

Johannes Strölin wrote the traditional Hossingen song. Digital Drawing in the Hossingen Heimatmuseum. Melody: Wohl ist die Welt so groß und weit Gruß an Hossingen 1.Oh Dörflein traut auf Bergeshöhen du liegst mut Stolz im Sinn Wo ich auch immer weilen mag zu dir zieht es mich hin Da wo die Jugendzeit entfloh wie eine Frühlingsnacht mit Wehmut denke ich zurück an die vergangene Pracht Refr. Oh Heimat mein dein Name klingt wie heller Glockenschall in Berg und Tal von Fels und Hang im sanftem Widerhall 2.Wenn ich vom Berg gezogen komm dem stillen Dörflein zu mein Herz schlägt schnell und voller Freud mein liebes Hossingen du Dem Hergott Dank für diesen Platz auf den man dich gebaut Im Blütenkleid erscheinst du so schön wie eine Braut 3.Im Tal auf felsgem Grunde das Lauterbächlein fließt und auch an steiler Felsenwand die Leiter mich begrüßt Durch Felsenkluft und

Buchenwald Buchenwald (; 'beech forest') was a German Nazi concentration camp established on Ettersberg hill near Weimar, Germany, in July 1937. It was one of the first and the largest of the concentration camps within the Altreich (Old Reich) territori ...

zieh ich der Höhe zu Das grüne Dach des Kirchenturms schau ich in seliger Ruh 4.Und noch ein still verträumter Ort soll nicht vergessen sein Dort stand in längst vergangener Zeit ein Ritterschloß so fein Verfallen und vergessen ist Das Schloß - die Herrn - die Macht durch grüne Matten schlängelt sich so schön der Burtelbach 5. Auch aus der Ferne grüß ich dich du heißgeliebter Ort im Herzen stets behalt ich dich als einen goldenen Hort wenn dann mein letztes Stündlein schlägt will ich begraben sein in Heimaterde bettet mich zur ewigen Ruhe ein Heimatlied actor: Harmonie Lautlingen: Wo auf des Tales schmalen Weg ein Wanderbursch am Bächlein geht 1998

Legends

Wangen

Places now lost are remembered in legend. A town called "Wangen" between Hossingen and Meßstetten has now disappeared. An as-yet undiscovered

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town of

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was mentioned in ancient sources. The identification of Pyrene would bring special honor to researchers, since it is the oldest town in the Upper Danube region known from written sources. In 2010 more vague evidence occurs in old blood in the region of the Upper Danube: a virus of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, CCHF which mostly led to death in earlier times. The locality "Neu-Wangenhausen" (''Nüwenghausen''), mentioned in a document from 1477, could be no other place in the district. The microtoponyms () of the mountaintop "Weng" in the

and "Wangen" by the radar installation Weichenwang are in common use.

Antiquities

During the construction of a drainage ditch Alfred Ludwig Oetinger, pastor in Meßstetten und Hossingen from 1856 to 1868, discovered a bronze

cauldron A cauldron (or caldron) is a large cookware and bakeware, pot (kettle) for cooking or boiling over an open fire, with a lid and frequently with an arc-shaped hanger and/or integral handles or feet. There is a rich history of cauldron lore in r ...

and

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s near the Weichenwang. To the great derision of the workmen he secured the finds and forwarded them for scientific evaluation. Around 1850 the area was a frequent target of grave robbers. The pastor then carried out systematic excavations, first on his own, and later on behalf of the "Staatssammlung vaterländischer Alterthümer" (State Collection of Patriotic Antiquities). The investigators documented unique finds of Celtic wagon burials with preserved wooden pieces and jeweled harness fittings. In 1869 it was impossible to exactly date the finds. Without evidence a very extensive, but short-lived, settlement was postulated at the time of the burials.

Hemmadhäddler

An old story talks about the ''Hemmadhäddlers'', which are said to appear at certain times. A bold

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from

was driving an empty wagon over the Weichenwang to Baienberg with a group of men from

Hausen am Tann Hausen am Tann is a town in the Zollernalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History In 1805 Hausen am Tann, formerly a possession of Austria, became part of the Kingdom of Württemberg, whose government assigned it to . In 1810, it ...

. At midnight he chanced to invoke the Hemmadhäddlers. All passengers survived the encounter with the apparitions, but they had to cut the traces of the skittish horses and abandon the wagon stuck in the deep loam.

Schimmelreiter's secret love-affair

Another old tale tells of a spectral rider on a white horse (''Schimmelreiter''), who secretly visited his lover on the Weichenwang. Many times in stormy autumn weather a Schimmelreiter is said to be seen riding toward the Weichenwang (Heiligenwang) from the old castle of Burtel near Hossingen, the remains of which are visible today. Regarding the couple, there was a recorded relationship between a knight and the daughter of the lord of the castle, whose homes are said to be the castles of Hossingen and Tierburg. In 1898, Emil Schweizer included a version of this story in his article on the Balingen Mountains (''Balinger Bergen''). More vague evidence occurs in an old document: the noble knight Kunz acquired a castle in Meßstetten on July 14, 1327, from the Lord of Bubenhofen. It may be that lord of Castle Hossingen in financial difficulties so that he had to pawn his fiefdom to the rich lord of Bubenhofen. Perhaps the Schimmelreitier was Kunz, from Neuentierberg Castle, and had he acquired for his beloved her father's castle in Hossingen. In the Herrschaft Werenwag(Unterdigisheim, Hartheim) old tale tells of a spectral rider on a withe horse. His name is Doctor Schroff.Sagenumwobenes
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Bells in Schwenningen

Another old tale tells the transport of the Bells from St

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to st

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Church in Schwenningen Heubeg. The local teachers found long time no documents- the message of bells is incredible. The greeting to normal people was Grüß Gott-Hört ihr eure Glocke, to Meßstetten. In 2023 the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (; ), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German Excellenc ...

found Hans Stokar in

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On 11 May 1525 the priest of (Meßstetten-Ober) Digisheim (since 31.10 1519 Johannes Rieß in Oberdigisheim) blessed the army in the

. Germanus Kopp was the name of the priest of St Lamprecht in the time of

. Roland Steidle , a hobby historian located a Tyrannenbrief of Kallenberg in Karlsruhe archive. People from Hatheim and Unterdigisheim prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish. The church bells was taken away.

Nature

Fruit trees

To help people to help themselves Württemberg plant an alley of trees. (Dienstbarkeit on private ground). Hossingen Parkplatz Oberbuch () Meßstetten Unterdigisheim () Alte Landstraße Obedigisheim () The tree farms of

Wilhelm Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Wilhe ...

and the Brüdergemeinde delivered for free. Today in a collective purchase order typical of old apple varieties.Collection point:Naturschutzzentrum in Beuron. The famous old Engelsbirne is produced today in a tree surgery Karle in Dautmergen.

Butterflies

On 7 July 2017 permission was specially granted by the Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe for everybody to catch butterflies in Hossingen Rastplatz Oberbuch. It was called ''Schmetterlingsnacht'' (Butterflynight). The idea was born at the

in Hossingen. The state action: Dr. Robert Trusch, Dipl.-Biol, zentrale Landesdatenbank Schmetterlinge,

State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe The State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe (), abbreviated SMNK, is one of the two state of Baden-Württemberg's natural history museums. Together with the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart (Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgar ...

(SMNK), Entomologische Abteilung. Herbert Fuchs (Naturschutzbüro Zollernalb) was the leader of the training course.

Twin towns

*There are links with

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and Luynes, both in France.

Notable people

The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Meßstetten. * Batian Dreher (Dreer) (born in Heinstetten) poacher, kept prisoner in

Bärenthal Bärenthal is a municipality in the district of Tuttlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Beuron Abbey gained possession of Bärenthal in 1751. It became a possession of the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in 1803 and was assi ...

* Simon Weinckler (born in Heinstetten) poacher, 1538 kept prisoner in

* Stefan Löffler (born in Meßstetten) killed the forest keeperBestand A 44 U 5686 auf Landesarchiv-BW.de
/ref> * Hans Löffler (born in Meßstetten) poacher * Veltin Walz, forester * Agnesa Decker (born in Meßstetten, died 1587) not guilty in fire as witch * Johann Ludwig Andreae (1667–1725), priest, scientist * Louis Schroff (1781-1816) doctor in Werenwag, old tale tells of a spectral rider on a white horse (Schimmelreiter) * Theodor Friedrich Wilhelm Märklin (1817–1866), firm since 1859, later

Märklin Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH or Märklin (stylized as ma̋rklín) (MÄRKLIN or MAERKLIN in capital letters) is a German toy company. The company was founded in 1859 and is based at Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg. Although it originally specialis ...

. * Matthias Koch (1860–1936), teacher * Friedrich Maier (1875-1945) major, peace provider 1945, killed in actionMorde
/ref> * Christian Kiesinger (1876-1969) farmer, brick factory in Michelfeld, father of

* Friedrich Göhring (1876–1948), born in Hossingen, member of the House of the Parliament in Württemberg * Alfred Quellmalz (1899–1979) scientist * Martin Stengel (1877-1945) Lammwirt peace provider 1945, killed in action. * Oskar Riegraf (1911-unknown) Oberleutnant, tribunal Standgericht in townhall in Meßstetten 21 April 1945. Under wrong name in America. * Erwin Gomeringer (1914–2006), member of the

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* Oswald Rathfelder (1922–2011), botanist * Karl Bohnenberger (1863–1951), university teacher, Ehrenbürger since 1932 * Walter Strich-Chapell (1877–1960), actor:
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'', 14. November 2011. * Elisabeth Walter (1897–1956), teacher in Heinstetten. On the

was a place for gypsies before the

. In a book from Elisabeth Walter is narrated the story of Schmiedledick by the

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.:
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'', 16 October 2010 * Wilhelm Strienz (1900–1987), singer * Ernst Huber (1902-after 1961), teacher, member of the Lower House of the Parliament

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, insurance agent * Walther Groz (1903–2000), Ehrenbürger since 1952 *

Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg Berthold Alfred Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (15 March 1905 – 10 August 1944) was a German aristocrat and lawyer who was a key conspirator in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944, alongside his younger brother, Colonel C ...

(1905–1944), member of the failed

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of 1944 to assassinate

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and remove the

from power - hunter in the wood of Meßstetten *

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (; 15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German German Army (1935–1945), army officer who is best known for his 20 July plot, failed attempt on 20 July 1944 to assassinate Adolf ...

(1907–1944), member of the failed

of 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler and remove the Nazi Party from power. Often on the way from Bueloch to Torfels. Hunter in the wood of Meßstetten. * Willi Fischer (1943–2008), * Siegfried Zimmer (Religionspädagoge) (born 1947), university teacher, vicar * Hans-Joachim Eckstein (born 1950), university teacher, vicarEckstein (in German)
/ref> * Winfried Dalferth ( 1953-2021), singer, vicar, Jungschar * Thomas Bareiß (born 1975), member of the

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(born 1991), Olympic Games 2010

Web

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Sammlung Hieronymus Edelmann (1853–1921), Hyronimus Edelmann

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Images

File:

Hossinger Leiter.jpg, Albtrauf at ''Hossinger Leiter'' File:Herrschaft Schalksburg Panorama.jpg, View of the Albtrauf. From left to right: Farrenberg,

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Meßstetten and

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References

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